Self-will in the man who does not reckon wisely is by itself the weakest of all things.
AESCHYLUSIn war, the first casualty is truth.
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The act of evil breeds others to follow, young sins in its own likeness.
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Wisdom comes through suffering. Trouble, with its memories of pain.
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Nothing forces us to know What we do not want to know except pain.
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For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight.
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Sweet is a grief well ended.
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Courage! Suffering, when it climbs highest, lasts not long.
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Do not labor uselessly at what helps not at all.
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It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.
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A curse burns bright on crime
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For it would be better to die once and for all than to suffer pain for all one’s life.
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Give me an answer which is plain to understand.
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There is no avoidance in delay.
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She looked just like a painting dying to speak.
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Many men who transgress justice, honor appearance over reality.
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Justice inclines her scales so that wisdom comes at the price of suffering.
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